Bacon, Cheese Festival at Jungle Jims!

OK if you’re looking for something fun and tummy filling, here’s your schedule for summer! All from Jungle Jim’s Eastgate and Fairfield. Check it out at Junglefest.com.

Look for me at the Eastgate store making the rounds!

The JungleFests

If you are looking for great festivals in the Cincinnati area, then this is the place for you. Junglefests is the home of Jungle Jim’s International Market’s festivals.

Jungle Jim’s has a full calendar featuring a variety of festivals. With events for beer, cheese, wine, wellness and fiery foods, there is sure to be something for everyone. These fests aren’t your average social gatherings either, they’re designed to unleash your inner party animal! This is the place to get all of the details for upcoming festivals including tickets.

New festivals are being created all the time so check back and stay tuned!

June 3
2017

Bacon & Cheese

Come one, come all! Jungle Jim’s Bacon & Cheese Festival is a one day celebration of all things tasty in the world of bacon and cheese. If you’re ready to go whole hog and explore everything great about these two tasty titans, then this is the festival for you.

June 16 & 17
2017

International Craft Beer Festival

One of the biggest, baddest, and longest-running beer festivals in Cincinnati, Jungle Jim’s International Craft Beer Festival will showcase hundreds of beers from more than 100 different breweries. Festival goers will find beers from all over the world, local and regional favorites, along with craft beers and hard ciders. This isn’t just a celebration of beer, but a celebration of beer culture, all with the might of Jungle Jim’s stellar Beer & Wine department behind it. Come for the beer and stay for the camaraderie, share your favorites or find some new ones. Let’s just have some fun!

July 15
2017

Taste of Italia

This July, we’re traveling to the shores, hills and fields of Italy! Join us at our Eastgate location, inside Paradise Pavilion, as we take you on a culinary tour through Italy’s most savory regions sampling delicious Italian creations from our own International, Seafood and Cheese Departments, as well items and dishes from some of our most knowledgeable experts and partners. Jungle Jim’s Taste of Italia brings the taste and history of Italy to your plates, one delicious sample at a time. Mangia bene!

August 19
2017

Buckeye Beer Bash

No pretension here – just great Ohio beers. We’re celebrating the Buckeye State with a night full of some of the best Ohio breweries we could wrangle, all under one roof. We’ll have dozens of beers to sample from our favorite breweries from around the state. There will be live music from Buzz Bin, and we’ll have local food trucks to keep your stomachs full. This is going to be a great Ohio night all around.

August 26
2017

BBQ & Grilling Festival

Nothing says “summer” quite like the experience of exceptional BBQ. So we’re celebrating summer’s end with a day devoted to the delicious world of smoked meats, saucy eats and cold drinks. We’ll have experts on hand ready to talk the talk and show you the ways of the spice, rub and sauce. Think you can handle the flavor? The Snake House is where you’ll find it. Just follow the decadent, smoky smell…
More information to come!

Oct. 7 & 8
2017

Weekend of Fire

The Weekend of Fire is a wild weekend filled with fun, food and contests. Over 55 vendors and more than 350 samples will be waiting for you in the Fiery Food Expo! There will be vendors coming from all over the country ready to sample their wares. They’ll have hot sauces that range from mild to wild, including some of the hottest hot sauces you have ever tried.

Don’t miss the Contests! Every hour on the hour the Arena of Fire will be packed full with brave competitors while they attempt to eat some of the hottest items from the show.

Oct. 21
2017

Taste of the Sea

This October, we’re setting sail and taking you out to sea! Join us at our Eastgate location, inside Paradise Pavilion, as we travel around the world sampling delicious seafood creations from our own Seafood Department, as well items and dishes from some of our most savory seafood partners. Looking for the perfect date night for Sweetest Day? Jungle Jim’s Taste of the Sea brings the bounty of the ocean to you – all you have to do is drive to Paradise Pavilion and enjoy!

Oct. 21
2017

Fall Smash

Fall is all about flavor, and at Fall Smash, we’re all about packing as much of that flavor into the day as possible. We’ll have food trucks from all over the Tri-State area parked next to the Greenhouse at our Fairfield location from 11:00 AM until 7:00 PM, and will be opening up the Greenhouse itself for our pumpkin beer and hard cider tasting at 3:00 PM sharp! Sample from more than a dozen vendors from the area, region, and nation, as we take you on a journey through the best pumpkin beer and hard cider we can find. Live entertainment, delicious food, and flavorful beverages. Cheers to fall!

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2017

International Wine Festival

The Grand Hall of The Oscar Event Center comes to life as wineries and oenophiles pour wines from around the world. Discover the perfect wine – for yourself or someone else – as 90 wineries share their very best throughout the night. Experience enchanting food pairings by country, plus cheeses, meats, and olives, all from our Cheese Shop.

Enter the festival for the Grand Tasting and enjoy all of the elements mentioned above, or upgrade your ticket to Connoisseur for even more. Along with all of the benefits of the Grand Tasting, you’ll gain access to our Connoisseur Only area for a little rest and relaxation, where you’ll indulge in the International “Dinner by the Bite,” exclusive wine sampling, and have full access to the Oscar Bar. No matter what, it will be an evening to remember.

TBA
2018

Barrel Aged Beer Bash

Like the finer things in life, beer only gets better with age and Jungle Jim’s will be celebrating this beverage with the Barrel Aged Beer Bash. Our popular barrel aged beer tasting is back and better than ever. This is a festival style tasting where attendees will move from booth to booth mingling with other beer lovers and breweries, and of course, sipping plenty of beer.

There will be 80 different types of barrel aged beers available from a variety of brewers. Available for sampling will be rare beers covering a variety of tastes and styles, all aged to perfection.

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2018

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2018

Big Cheese Festival

The Big Cheese Festival is a whirlwind weekend devoted to all things cheese. Starting with our selection of over 1,400 cheeses at the Jungle Jim’s Cheese Shop, and branching out to all the olives, meats, and appetizers we can gather, we’re paying tribute to one of our favorite foods! We’ll have family friendly activities throughout both days, and beer and wine will be available for those 21 and over. There’s a lot to sample, a lot to share, and a whole lot more where that came from.

There’s a reason we call it the Midwest’s Cheesiest Fest! Come out and see why for yourself!